London Lions reserves earned warm praise from Adam Fisher, manager of Codicote reserves, after the league leaders were made to sweat in the Herts Senior County League Reserve Division One contest at Rowley Lane.

Nick Goodman and Daryl Phillips spurned Lions’ best two chances in a first half they enjoyed the better of, in a game where Adam Joselyn was man of the match.

Fisher said: “I’m obviously delighted with the win against a very good side. Our first half performance was no way near what we all have come to expect and we were totally outplayed.”